OtiumFM
OtiumFM is an upcoming show deep-diving into the world of Tools for Thought, or TFTs! Featuring insights on note-taking, making connections between thoughts, and serendipity, host Norman Chella brings you conversations with individuals in this space so you can better your note-taking experience. Expect guests from various TFT apps, independent researchers, and varying professions who bring with them note-taking insights, from analog to digital and even hypergraphic!
Coming out soon.
In the first two seasons, this show was called RoamFM, the podcast all about Roam Research, for members of the Roaman community. In these two seasons, join us as we dive into the minds of amazing Roam users, taking a peek into how they use Roam to create wonderful connections.
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Beau Haan: Roam Book Club, Block-level Zettelkasten, Roaman Community
WARNING: This is an explicit episode!
This is for Lydia.
In this episode, we talk with Beau Haan, a trained actor, model, and one of the key pillars of the Roaman community. Leading the Roam Book Club, he's built a space for many participants to share their thoughts with a Roam-specific Zettelkasten method. With up to 300 actives in RBC3, they found the chance to discover more of themselves and their thoughts at block-level.
We talked about:
- Beau's origin stories, from running away from home to entering rehab and telling stories
- The loss of loved ones and the impact that has on one's life
- Discovering Roam Research and how he became a true believer without even trying the app
- What he learned from his personal coaching sessions with [[Sönke Ahrens]]
- How questioning the way you learn is questioning your identity
Enjoy the episode!
Timestamps
- 3:55 How Roam has changed how Beau behaves in the world
- 7:13 "I'm supposed to be dead": Beau's origin story
- 11:35 "I wish they had Roam" losing loved ones to drugs or alcohol
- 13:06 The story of Lydia
- 19:29 Discovering Roam Research for storytelling
- 21:21 Signing up for the Believer's Plan
- 22:25 [[Sönke Ahrens]]' private coaching sessions
- 25:31 Roam granularity and the power of the community
- 27:40 Testing Roam Zettelkasten with Roam Book Club
- 29:16 "You're wrong about Zettelkasten"
- 32:18 The Angel named [[Matt McKinlay]]
- 36:19 Learning who you were in Roam Book Club 3
- 40:29 Preparing for the next wave of Roamans
- 45:35 Questioning the way you learn is questioning your identity
- 50:49 Becoming defensive from questioned identity
- 53:17 Outsourcing our learning methods to others and blaming them for failure
- 55:55 We have the fear of public speaking and thinking as ourselves
- 57:55 [[Sönke Ahrens]]: Forget about the tool and focus on the writing
- 1:03:50 The rush of being at the peak of a mountain
- 1:10:17 Emitting the same energy as the believer's call
- 1:13:59 The friend, and the RBC Workflow
- 1:18:30 The beauty of Roam is the people
- 1:22:07 The Roam Energy, and articulating infinity
- 1:23:58 Protect the Roamans from those only wanting to make profit
- 1:29:52 Join the town and be part of Roam
- 1:31:37 [[What does Roam mean to you?]]
- 1:33:22 A Letter to Lydia
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